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Liz
Devoted August 2021

Catering Costs - How much per plate are you spending on your guests?

Liz, on March 16, 2021 at 1:22 PM

Posted in Wedding Reception 30

How much per plate are you spending on your guests? Our wedding is edging closer to 24k with 29% of cost being tied up in food. We're only serving dinner no appetizers and this does not include any alcohol on bartenders. Based on what they included it seemed like the best price, but now I'm not so...
How much per plate are you spending on your guests? Our wedding is edging closer to 24k with 29% of cost being tied up in food. We're only serving dinner no appetizers and this does not include any alcohol on bartenders. Based on what they included it seemed like the best price, but now I'm not so sure. This thing is getting expensive.
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    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    We paid $80 per person which included three passed apps during cocktail hour, dinner (buffet/stations), drinks (including alcohol), cake, and a late night snack which was a nacho bar. Our wedding was Pre-Covid so buffet style wasn't a concern. We also had a candy bar that our decorator put together, but that was included in what we paid her so I'm not sure how much it was just for the candy bar. If we had wanted a full plated meal, it would've been a lot more.

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  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    Price per head varies WILDLY, depending on where you are.

    We managed about $150/head, which, in NYC, is a steal.

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    Expert November 2021
    Sara ·
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    We're paying around $400 per head but this includes Hors d'oeuvres, a 4-course plated meal, and the open bar.

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  • KYLIE
    Super May 2019
    KYLIE ·
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    Ours landed at $207 per person. That included three passed apps, two cocktail hour stations, 4 hour beer/wine/signature cocktail open bar and reception buffet with a salad, three proteins, a pasta, two starch sides, vegetable side and a variety of mini desserts.
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  • Kris
    Expert July 2021
    Kris ·
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    We are 15.00 pp for dinner (BBQ plated dinners - 2 options) , **** pp for the bar (we haven't decided if we are doing beer/wine/soda open or OPEN open), and 3.00 pp for cake. We are expecting around 80 people.

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  • Randa
    Just Said Yes August 2022
    Randa ·
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    Wow...who's your caterer?

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  • Randa
    Just Said Yes August 2022
    Randa ·
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    Sorry...I'm looking for affordable options in the area. Who's your caterer?

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  • Liz
    Devoted August 2021
    Liz ·
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    All Occassions Catering
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  • Kris
    Expert July 2021
    Kris ·
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    We are in STL and we used Nagel's BBQ! They were AMAZING to work with. https://www.nagelsbbq.com/

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  • Randa
    Just Said Yes August 2022
    Randa ·
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    Thank you for the response!

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